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ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Nota lepidopterologica Jahr/Year: 1993 Band/Volume: 16 Autor(en)/Author(s): Whitebread Steven Artikel/Article: Book reviews — Buchbesprechungen — Analyses Fauna of Saudi Arabia vol. 1 1. W. Büttiker & F. Krupp (Eds). 71-76 ©Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica; download unter http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ und www.zobodat.at Nota lepid. 16 (1) : 71-76 ; 31.VII.1993 ISSN 0342-7536 Book reviews — Buchbesprechungen — Analyses Fauna of Saudi Arabia vol. 1 1. W. Büttiker & F. Krupp (Eds). 381 pp.. 28.7 X 22 cm, hardback. National Commission for Wildlife Conser- vation and Development (NCWCD), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Pro Entomologia, c/o Natural History Museum, Basle, Switzerland, 1990. ISBN 3-7234 0010 8. Price : SFr. 159. Wiltshire, E. P., 1990. An Illustrated, Annotated Catalogue of the Macro-Heterocera of Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 1 1 : 93-250, 558 figs on 13 coloured and 7 black & white plates. The 'Fauna of Saudi Arabia' series was initiated in 1979 under the editorship of two Swiss entomologists, Dr.h.c. W. Wittmer and Prof.Dr. W. Büttiker. The vast majority of the material treated in the first and much of that in subsequent volumes was collected by Prof. Büttiker from 1975 onwards and is deposited in the Basle Natural History Museum. The initial idea was that four or five volumes would be published over about ten years. However, over this time period there was sufficient material and financial support, not to mention the tremendous enthusiasm of the editors, to enable the publication of 10 volumes. Many of the articles are accompanied by good quality coloured plates. From vol. 5 onwards, all articles have been published in English. In 1984 (for vol. 6), Dr. F. Krupp, Frankfurt, took over from Dr. Wittmer as co-editor. 'Fauna of Saudi Arabia' has become a well respected and very important series covering all aspects of the fauna of Saudi Arabia and neigh- bouring states. The volumes are not cheaply produced, and this is reflected in the prices. It is a pity therefore, that individual articles are not sold separately, as many people would think twice before buying a volume, if their particular subject is only covered by one or two articles. The 11th volume of the series includes 17 scientific articles on mammals, birds, reptiles, molluscs and insects. Two papers are devoted to the Lepidoptera. The Coleophoridae are treated in a short article by Dr. Baldizzone. Twenty species of Coleophoridae are listed as having been found in Saudi Arabia, 4 of which are described in this paper as new. The contribution by Mr. Wiltshire to our knowledge of the macrolepidoptera of Saudi Arabia, and indeed of the whole of the Middle East, must rank as one of the most outstanding achievements by an amateur lepidopterist this century. He is the author of the second article on the Lepidoptera, which is the main subject of this review : 'An illustrated, annotated catalogue of 71 ©Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica; download unter http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ und www.zobodat.at the Macro- Heterocera of Saudi Arabia'. This is a comprehensive systematic treatment of all the macrolepidoptera, excluding the butterflies, to have been recorded from the country, with comments to each species. The approx. 465 species that had not previously been figured in the Fauna of Saudi Arabia series are figured in this work, most in colour. A total of 625 species are known from Saudi Arabia. An additional 15 species, which have been recorded from other parts of the Arabian Peninsula, are also treated. Ten new species and six new subspecies are described. With its excellent colour plates of moths photographed by B. DAbrera, and mention of all species known to occur in Saudi Arabia, this work will be invaluable to students of the Lepidoptera of the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. However, for a number of reasons, it is not easy to use. Firstly, although all species are treated, there is no check list of the species occurring in the country. There is also no species index, although the families are in the list of contents. It therefore takes some time to check whether a species is treated or not. The same problem is found in the plates, where there are no page references to the species figured. This is not intended to be an identification work and no keys are provided, but due to the dearth of literature on the subject, it will undoubtedly be used as such. However, the species are not always figured systematically, and the plates are unnumbered and interspersed throughout the text, so if one wishes to identify a particular specimen from the region, all the plates of this work and those of previous publications of the author in the series must be scanned. If an identification is not certain, there is an extensive bibliography for the larger moths of the region, where one will find references to most of the original descriptions. A number of errors have been noted in this work, and I understand that additions and corrections will be published in a future volume of the series. List of Lepidoptera articles published in the series 'Fauna of Saudi Arabia' There have been 24 papers published in this series covering the Lepidoptera of Saudi Arabia. For the convenience of students of the Lepidoptera of that region I list these below. Nearly all have a strong taxonomical bias, with a total of 174 (!) new species described. It would be nice to see more papers covering biology and ecology in the future. Arenberger, E., 1985. Contribution to the distribution of the Pterophoridae in Saudi Arabia. 7 : 165-171. [13 spp. treated, 3 sp.n., 7 spp. illustrated in colour] Baldizzone, G., 1984. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Coleo- phoridae. 6 : 376-387. [14 spp., 3 sp.n., 3 adults figured] Baldizzone, G., 1990. Lepidoptera : Fam. Coleophoridae of Saudi Arabia. 1 1 : 82-90. [9 spp., 4 sp.n., none figured] Bourgogne, J., 1986. Lepidoptera : Fam. Psychidae from Saudi Arabia and Africa. 8 : 246-248. [3 spp., 1 figured] 72 ©Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica; download unter http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ und www.zobodat.at Büttiker, W.. 1979. Insects of Saudi Arabia. First records of eye-frequenting and anthropophilic Lepidoptera from Saudi Arabia. 1 : 345-351. [2 spp. of Noctuidae and 1 sp. of Geometridae mentioned] Diakonoff, A., 1983. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Tortricidae, Choreutidae, Brachodidae and Carposinidae. 5 : 240-287. [32 spp.. 19 sp.n.. 2 ssp.n.. 33 spp. figured in colour] Gozmäny, L., 1982. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Symmocidae. 4 : 347-349. [1 new sp. described and figured] Hannemann, HJ., 1982. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Oecophoridae. 4 : 350-352. [5 spp., none figured] Larsen, T.B., 1979. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae. 1 : 342-344. [15 spp., 4 spp. figured in colour] Larsen, T.B., 1983. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera ; Rhopalocera (A monograph of the butterflies of the Arabian Peninsula). 5 : 333-478. [151 spp., 3 sp.n., 2 ssp.n., 14 spp. figured in colour] Passerin d'Entrèves P., 1986. Lepidoptera : Fam. Scythrididae of Saudi Arabia (Part 1). 8 : 256-261. [3 spp., 1 sp.n., 1 ssp.n., none figured] Pittaway, A.R., 1985. Lepidoptera : Rhopalocera of western Saudi Arabia. 7 : 172-197. [88 spp., 1 ssp.n., 6 spp., including early stages, figured in colour] Povolny, D., 1980. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Gelechiidae, Tribus Gnorimoschemini. 2 : 241-251 [in German]. [16 spp., 2 sp.n., 2 spp. figured] Povolny, D., 1981. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Gelechiidae (Part 2). 3 : 417-424 [in German]. [2 new spp. described and figured] Povolny, D., 1983. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Oecophoridae. 5 : 288-292. [1 new sp. described and figured in colour] PovolnY, D., 1986. Lepidoptera : Fam. Gelechiidae of Saudi Arabia (Part 3). 8 : 249-255. [11 spp., 1 sp.n., 1 figured] Petersen, G. & Gaedike, R., 1982. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Tineidae. 4 : 333-346. [14 spp., 6 sp.n., none figured] Wiltshire, E.P., 1980. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Cossidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Geo- metridae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Cte- nuchidae. 2 : 179-240. [321 spp., 16 sp.n., 6 ssp.n., 47 spp. figured, 18 in colour] Wiltshire, E.P, 1982. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Bombycidae, Sphingidae, Thau- metopoeidae, Thyretidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 2). 4 : 271-332. [1 18 spp., 28 sp.n., 3 ssp.n., 54 spp. figured, 46 in colour] Wiltshire, E.P, 1983. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Cossidae, Sphingidae, Thyretidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Agaris- tidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 3). 5 : 293-332. [64 spp., 19 sp.n., 4 ssp.n., 31 spp. figured in colour] 73 ©Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica; download unter http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ und www.zobodat.at Wiltshire, E.P., 1984. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera : Fam. Noctuidae. in colour] 6 : 388-412. [58 spp., 9 sp.n., 14 spp. figured, 10 Wiltshire, E.P., 1986. Lepidoptera of Saudi Arabia : Fam. Cossidae, Sesii- dae, Metarbelidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Geometridae, Lymantrii- dae, Arctiidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae (Heterocera) ; Fam. Satyridae (Rho- palocera) (Part 5). 8 : 262-323. [102 spp. 28 sp.n., 8 ssp.n. 49 spp. figured, 48 in colour] Wiltshire, E.R, 1988. Lepidoptera of Saudi Arabia : Fam. Metarbelidae, Geo- metridae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae (Part 6). 9 : 68-82. [16 spp., 6 sp.n., 4 ssp.n., 12 spp. figured in colour] Wiltshire, E.R, 1990. An Illustrated, Annotated Catalogue of the Macro- Heterocera of Saudi Arabia.
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  • Larch Casebearer by Lee Pederson Coleophora Laricella (Hubner) US Forest Service (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

    Larch Casebearer by Lee Pederson Coleophora Laricella (Hubner) US Forest Service (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

    Forest Health Protection and State Forestry Organizations January 2006 8.1 Management Guide for WEB July 2010 Larch Casebearer By Lee Pederson Coleophora laricella (Hubner) US Forest Service (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) First reported in northern Idaho Host: in 1957, the larch casebearer is Western the most important needle larch Topics miner found in our Regions. Damage 1 Life History 1 Damage Identification 1 Management 2 Larch casebearer larvae can Continued heavy defoliation causes completely defoliate new foliage in appreciable radial growth loss, and Other Reading 3 early spring, especially during its after 5 years branch dieback begins, Field Guide fourth instar. Defoliated trees can and trees gradually die. put out another flush of needles but Management summer larvae may consume them. Guide Index Life History Larch casebearers overwinter as Upon hatching, a larva bores through third instars inside cases attached to the eggshell directly into the needle. Key Points spurs (buds). Larvae start feeding by It mines the needle for about 2 The larvae can May as new needles appear. A larva months, and then lines a portion of it completely fastens its case to a needle with silk with silk. This case is chewed free defoliate new and then mines the interior as far as from the rest of the needle. Both foliage in early it can reach without actually leaving ends of the case are open and the spring. the case. After going through the larva feeds from one end of it from Damage fourth instar, larvae pupate inside mid-August to late October. Larvae identification is their cases in late May.